1905-S DOUBLE EAGLE
OR $20 GOLD
PCGS No: 9048
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 1,813,000
Proofs: 0
Designer: James
Barton Longacre
Diameter: ±34
millimeters
Metal content:
Gold - 90%
Other - 10%
Weight: ±516 grains
(±33.4 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "S"
(for San Francisco, CA) below the eagle's tail on the reverse
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Significant examples:
Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-64. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s, "Summer 2001 Long Beach Signature
Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 9308, plated, sold for
$2,760.00 From the estate of Harry West
NGC MS-64. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s, "Summer
2001 Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 9309,
plated, sold for $3,030.25
PCGS MS-62. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s, "Summer
2001 Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 9307, not
plated, sold for $414.00 From the estate of Fred Firestone
Brilliant
Uncirculated with strong claims to Choice. Ex - Stack's "65th
Anniversary Sale", October 17-19, 2000, Lot 1915, not plated, sold
for $345.00
About Uncirculated. Ex - Stack's "The University of Notre Dame
Sale", March 20-21, 2001, Lot 1402, not plated, sold for $310.00
Notes:
The finest example graded by PCGS is a single MS-67.
Varieties:
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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